This week marks the 97th anniversary of when women earned the right to vote through the 19th Amendment, but Arizona women have voted for 105 years — thanks to the Arizona Constitution and voters' ability to put initiatives on the ballot.

We wonder what those suffragettes would think if they saw voter turnout in Arizona today.

Arizona became a state onValentine's Day1912, and the state constitution gave voters the right to amend the constitution through the initiative process (the same process that Gov. Doug Ducey and the Arizona Legislature — including a number of female lawmakers — voted to restrict this year).